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...nominate Ayatullah Khomeini, spiritual leader of the Iranian people, for Man of the Year. He is shaking the Shah, demanding an Islamic government...
...Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Men waved their fists and responded to their leaders' rhythmic chants of "Allah Akbar" (God is great). Women in traditional black chadors, some clutching children, carried banners ("We want an Islamic republic"). The marchers were militant in support of their exiled religious leader, Ayatullah Khomeini, but they were also disciplined and peaceful. Army and police were nowhere in evidence along the route of the parade; marshals wearing white arm bands kept the vast crowd under control...
From his home in exile near Paris, Ayatullah Khomeini, the 80-year-old spiritual leader of Iran's Shi'ite Muslims called for an indefinite general strike. Khomeini, who has vowed to oust the Shah, also urged Iran's oil workers to repeat last month's two-week strike that cost the country more than $1 billion in crude-oil revenues. As the holiday began, residents of Tehran broke the curfew and crowded into the streets to see if the new moon had appeared, signaling the start of Muharram. Government troops opened fire on the chanting...
From his sanctuary in France, Ayatullah Khomeini, the exiled leader of Iran's Shi'ite Muslims, fueled those emotions by calling on his supporters to mount demonstrations "to denounce the crimes of the Shah." General Gholam Reza Azhari, Premier of the new military government, assured Iranians that they would be allowed to observe the holiday as usual so long as the demonstrations did not become political...
...whom the Shah considered for the post only three weeks ago was Karim Sanjabi, leader of the opposition National Front. But then Sanjabi went to Paris and pledged his loyalty to Ayatullah Khomeini, the exiled leader of Iran's Shi'ite Muslims. When Sanjabi returned to Iran, he was arrested. There have been rumors in Tehran that the Shah has had secret meetings with Sanjabi. Not true. In fact, he no longer finds Sanjabi acceptable. Nor does the Shah feel that there is any way to negotiate with Khomeini. After trying several times to make peace with...